(19)
(11) EP 2 165 660 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.04.2010 Bulletin 2010/17

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.03.2010 Bulletin 2010/12

(21) Application number: 09252243.2

(22) Date of filing: 22.09.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 17/072(2006.01)
A61B 17/00(2006.01)
 H02K 23/36(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30) Priority: 23.09.2008 US 235972

(71) Applicant: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Yates, David C.
    West Chester, Ohio 45069 (US)
  • Huitema, Thomas W
    Cincinati, Ohio 45241-3689 (US)
  • Shelton, IV, Frederick E
    Hillsboro, Ohio 45133 (US)
  • Swensgard, Brett E
    Ohio 45069 (US)

(74) Representative: Tunstall, Christopher Stephen et al
Carpmaels & Ransford 43-45 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA
London WC1A 2RA (GB)

   


(54) Motorized surgical instrument


(57) A surgical cutting and fastening instrument that is motorized. The instrument comprises in one embodiment a charge accumulator device, separate from a battery, that provides additional power to the motor under certain conditions. In addition, the motor may comprise multiple windings.







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